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HTC spikers plan Pajama Run for June 8
PCC STAFF WEST POINT – The 2nd annual HTC Pajama Run 5K Fun Run/Walk is set for June 8 in West Point. Funds raised from the event will go to the Holy Trinity Catholic volleyball [Read More…]
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Pothitakis, Williams Academic All-Staters
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Post season volleyball accolades keep coming in for area athletes. Holy Trinity Catholic’s senior Emily Box is was selected for, and is competing in, this weekend’s Senior All-Star Classic in [Read More…]
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Pumphrey shares Player of the Year honor
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Senior Josie Pumphrey was named co-Player of the Year in the Southeast Conference volleyball on Tuesday. Pumphrey played libero for the Bloodhounds, who finished the year 20-12 [Read More…]
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HTC rolls to ninth straight state tournament berth
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR OTTUMWA – Holy Trinity Catholic’s Mya Lawlor spent most of the last season and part of this season in a knee brace. She said nothing was going to stop her [Read More…]
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No. 14 Fairfield ends Bloodhounds’ season at home
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds won’t be making their annual trip to Cedar Rapids Xavier this year as Fairfield threw a wrench in those plans Tuesday night in [Read More…]
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HTC girls advance after regional win
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – After a hiccup in the second set, the Holy Trinity volleyball team moved on to the Region 8 Class 1A semifinals with a win over WACO at [Read More…]
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Crusaders need 30 to stop FMHS at Mepo
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MEDIAPOLIS – It took 30 points to avoid a tiebreaker third set, but Holy Trinity Catholic was able to find that point Thursday night on a Taylor Boeding kill to [Read More…]
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Hounds get share of conference title with sweep
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WASHINGTON – The Lady Bloodhound volleyball team secured a share of the Southeast Conference title Tuesday night with a three-set sweep of the Washington Demons on the road. The Hounds [Read More…]
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Lady Hawks stun Crusaders in five
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – What started out with flowers and laughter ended with frustration and disbelief as Holy Trinity suffered it’s first home loss in more than a year Tuesday night. [Read More…]
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Bloodhound spikers split at Durant tourney
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DURANT – The Lady Hounds volleyball team worked a split in a four-match Durant Tournament on Saturday. The Hounds dumped Davenport West 21-13, 21-10 but then lost to Grinnell 14-21, [Read More…]
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HTC sweeps Mt. Pleasant invitational
BY PCC STAFF MT. PLEASANT – The Holy Trinity Crusaders breezed to a four-match sweep at the Mt. Pleasant Invitational volleyball tournament Saturday. HTC senior Emily Box dominated at the net in the tournament with [Read More…]
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Lady Hounds get back to winning ways
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR KEOKUK – It took some doing, but the Fort Madison Lady Bloodhounds overcame an emotional night for Keokuk volleyball and swept the Chiefs in three games Thursday on the road. [Read More…]
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Fort Madison splits regular season with Fairfield
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds squandered a 2-0 lead Tuesday night and fell in five sets to visiting Fairfield in Southeast Conference high school volleyball action. Class 4A [Read More…]
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Holy Trinity splits at Urbandale invitational
BY PCC STAFF URBANDALE – The Holy Trinity Catholic girls volleyball team went into heavy waters Saturday at the Class 5A dominated Urbandale Invite and came away with a four-match split. The No. 3 Class [Read More…]
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HTC win over WACO extends set streak to 46
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WAYLAND – The Lady Crusaders have won 46 straight sets since the start of the season including three more Thursday night on the road at WACO. The 46-set win streak [Read More…]
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Lady Hounds drop three of four to Mepo
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MEDIAPOLIS – The FMHS Lady Bloodhounds lost Tuesday night at Mediapolis and are an even 3 and 3 in their last six volleyball matches after winning seven straight. The Hounds [Read More…]
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Crusaders sweep Superconference tourney
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic came out almost unscathed as the Crusaders went 3-0 Saturday at Southeastern Community College to win the Southeast Iowa Superconference tourney. HTC rolled past [Read More…]
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HTC stays perfect in conference tourney pool play
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DANVILLE – Holy Trinity is going into Saturdays’ Southeast Iowa Superconference tournament title with a little bit of revenge on their minds. The 3rd-ranked Class 1A Crusaders blew through pool [Read More…]
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Lady Hounds rebound with win over MP
BY PCC STAFF MT. PLEASANT – The Fort Madison Bloodhound volleyball squad rebounded from a 2-2 performance at Monday night’s Holy Trinity Classic with a straight set win over Mt. Pleasant on the road Tuesday [Read More…]
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Crusaders take title at Holy Trinity Classic
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The beat goes on….and the beat goes on. The Holy Trinity Catholic volleyball team is marching to a steady tempo of wins, stacking up five more in [Read More…]
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Holy Trinity stays perfect at Keokuk Invitational
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Holy Trinity volleyball team breezed through the Keokuk Invitational tournament Saturday without dropping a set. The Crusaders, ranked 4th in Class 1A in the Iowa High School Girls Athletic [Read More…]
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Crusaders still perfect in 2018 season
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity volleyball team battled through a tough 2nd set against 11th-ranked Class 2A Van Buren at Shottenkirk Gym Thursday. The Crusaders, still ranked #4 in [Read More…]
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Holy Trinity moves to 3-0 with win over Nikes
BY PCC STAFF BURLINGTON – The Holy Trinity Catholic volleyball team has yet to lose a set this season as they rolled over Burlington-Notre Dame 25-17, 25-19, 25-5 on the road Monday night. That record [Read More…]
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Hounds win 7th straight with sweep of Keokuk
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Despite what looks on paper to be an easy win for the FMHS volleyball team, the Hounds ran into several slumps in fighting off Keokuk at home [Read More…]
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Crusaders get early win over stingy No. 9 Tigers
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The 4th-ranked HTC Crusaders fought off the tenacious defense of New London in a three-set sweep Monday night in girls volleyball action. The Crusaders were coming off [Read More…]
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Hounds skip a few beats in sweep
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It was a two clipboard night for head coach Kent Bailey’s Bloodhound volleyball team. Bailey, who’s been known to toss a clipboard or two in his day, [Read More…]
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Fort Madison girls sweep Fairfield
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FAIRFIELD – The Fort Madison girls volleyball team is on a five-match win streak taking four out of five contests on Saturday at the Quincy Tournament and then going to [Read More…]
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Crusaders serve up three-set win at Danville
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DANVILLE – While some teams in the state have played as many as a dozen matches, the wait for the Holy Trinity Catholic volleyball girls came to an end Thursday [Read More…]
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Lady Hounds roll past Mt. Pleasant in home opener
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – After a tough Saturday tournament where the FMHS girls volleyball team played six matches in one day, the Hounds looked fresh in a three-set win over Mt. [Read More…]
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HTC seniors ready for another run at state title
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – They say it’s good to think outside the box, but Holy Trinity Catholic will keep the Box right where it is thank you very much. Senior Emily [Read More…]
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Hound spikers finish 7th at Bondurant tourney
BY PCC STAFF BONDURANT – The Fort Madison Lady Hounds volleyball team took 7th place out of 16 teams at this weekend’s ballyhooed Skip Anderson Classic in Bondurant-Farrar High School. The Hounds opened the tournament [Read More…]
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Fort Madison girls looking for role players in 2018
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison High School girls volleyball team will be looking to fill some big holes left by departing seniors from last year’s squad. The Bloodhounds need [Read More…]
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HTC spikers host Pajama Run June 2
BY PCC STAFF WEST POINT – The 2018 Holy Trinity Catholic Volleyball team will be hosting its first annual Pajama Run on June 2. All proceeds from the 5K run run/walk event will benefit the [Read More…]
Education
YMCA preschool, volleyball registrations underway
BY PCC STAFF The Fort Madison YMCA is now taking registrations for its 2018-2019 4-year old preschool program. The program is tuition free, but there is a $20 fee to cover the swim lessons that [Read More…]
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Holy Trinity can’t find answer to Janesville
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR CEDAR RAPIDS – Coaches say it’s tough to lose to the same team three times, but the Holy Trinity Crusaders can’t seem to find the answer to getting past Janesville [Read More…]
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HTC finds good stride in win over Starmont
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR CEDAR RAPIDS – With Santa and some elves on hand for the state volleyball tournament send off at Holy Trinity Catholic Elementary school Wednesday afternoon, the Crusaders were looking for [Read More…]
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HTC’s runs at state tourney have Crusaders primed
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With a run of eight straight appearances at the state volleyball tournament in their hip pockets, the Holy Trinity Crusaders are navigating familiar surroundings. With names like [Read More…]
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Fort Madison spikers put three on 1st team All-Conference
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds put three volleyball players on the first-team all conference selection released last week. The Hounds finished atop the Southeast Conference making it to substate for [Read More…]
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Crusaders run to state for 8th straight year
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR OTTUMWA – The cylinders were all firing and so was junior Emily Box Tuesday night as Holy Trinity advanced to the state volleyball tournament with a three-game win over Southeast [Read More…]
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Xavier Saints send FMHS home again
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR CEDAR RAPIDS – For the second year in a row the Bloodhound volleyball season ended at substate at the hands Cedar Rapids Xavier Monday night. Fort Madison High School faced [Read More…]
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Bloodhounds move on to regional semis in CR
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It looked like it was going to be a quick evening for the Fort Madison Bloodhound volleyball team on Tuesday night, but Fairfield had a different idea. [Read More…]
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HTC win sets up clash with New London
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Well…two of the best volleyball teams in the state in Class 1A are going to meet in a regional semifinal Thursday. No. 5-ranked Holy Trinity Catholic made [Read More…]
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Holy Trinity, FMHS battle at Mediapolis Invite
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MEDIAPOLIS – The 7th-ranked Holy Trinity Crusaders got revenge on the Fort Madison Bloodhounds Thursday night at the Mediapolis Invite with a 26-24, 25-23 win. The Hounds downed HTC at [Read More…]
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HTC girls knock off Notre Dame for 8th win in a row
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity Catholic Lady Crusaders are hitting their stride at the right time. HTC’s 7th-ranked volleyball team has won eight matches in a row including a [Read More…]
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Freesmeier hits 25 years as head coach
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – On the side of any picture of the Holy Trinity Girls volleyball team for the past 25 years has been Melissa Freesmeier. And a lot of the [Read More…]
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FMHS spikers go undefeated in Southeast Conference
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Lady Bloodhounds wrapped up 2017 Southeast Conference volleyball with a 25-8, 25-12, 25-8 win over Washington Friday night. The Hounds finished the season 8-0, [Read More…]
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HTC goes 4-2 at Urbandale, wins consolation bracket
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR URBANDALE – The Holy Trinity Crusaders went into what some consider the toughest tournament of the year and came away winning the consolation bracket after going 1-2 in pool play [Read More…]
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HTC breezes in three over Danville
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Despite a sluggish start, Holy Trinity Catholic rolled to a 25-22, 25-10, 25-7 win over visiting Danville on Thursday night in Southeast Iowa Superconference volleyball action. The [Read More…]
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14th-ranked Hounds fall to Liberty
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – FMHS battled back in each of the first four sets to force a tiebreaker against Iowa City Liberty at the Hound Dome Tuesday night in girls volleyball [Read More…]